Impact Statement: A minor in creative writing will offer our students an opportunity to
study creative writing in a serious and sustained manner while at the same time
pursuing a degree outside the area of literature and language.

Concurrences: The addition of a minor in creative writing will have no impact on
other departments.

Staffing: No additional staff will be required. Students choosing to minor in
creative writing will be able to choose courses from among those already being
offered on a regular basis.

Rationale:
Over the past three years, we have been receiving an increasing number of requests
from students for a minor in creative writing. Many of these students have heard about
our creative writing program prior to enrolling at UNCA, or they hear about it once
they've begun taking courses here. Typically, these students wish to pursue degrees in
other areas-in the sciences, social sciences, or the humanities-, but they also want an
opportunity to study creative writing formally and to be recognized for having achieved
a certain level of mastery of creative writing at UNCA. At present, we are turning away
about five students a semester who would like an opportunity to study creative writing in
some depth. Offering a minor in creative writing would serve these students without
adding any pressure on the department to increase its course offerings or add new
faculty members.